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Facebook today announced an update coming to its iOS and Android mobile apps, as well as its main website, that is aimed to make birthdays more “meaningful” for users based in the United States. Two weeks ahead of your birthday, Facebook said it will now send you a message in your News Feed with the …

According to Facebook, chatbots were going to change the way we get things done. Users were meant to be able to to buy flowers, order fast food and check in with their bank without ever having to leave the Messenger app. The company quickly dialed ba… Source: Engadget

Facebook today announced plans to make several changes to the Facebook News Feed with the intent of making it “more conversational and easier to read and navigate.” The “look and feel” of News Feed is being refreshed with improved color contrast to make typography more legible, larger link previews to make it easier to read …

It's not just domain registrars and game chat services that are cracking down on neo-Nazis in the wake of the racism-fuelled violence in Charlottesville. Facebook and Reddit have both confirmed that they've shut down numerous hate groups in the wake… Source: Engadget

The latest wearable camera to hit the market comes from mesh WiFi product maker Ubiquiti Networks. The FrontRow camera is a small device that can be worn on a lanyard around the neck or clipped on and it can snap photographs and livestream video. Source: Engadget

Over the next few weeks, Facebook will be introducing a few updates to its News Feed on desktop and mobile that make it clearer and easier to navigate. First, comments within a post are going to look a bit different. They'll now look like chat bubble… Source: Engadget

Facebook is beefing up its Camera functionality with a trio of Snapchat- and Instagram Live-inspired updates. Starting today, iOS and Android users have the ability to go live, create GIFs and share colorful blocks of text directly from the Facebook… Source: Engadget

As the current presidential administration keeps trying its best to be America's last, let's take a moment from the existential horror of nuclear annihilation at the hands of the world's other wannabe king-baby and see who's been killing it in tech t… Source: Engadget

Facebook has largely been shut out of China since 2009, but that isn't stopping it from getting involved in the country… albeit in very roundabout ways. The New York Times has learned that Facebook released a photo sharing app in China, Colorful Ba… Source: Engadget

'Mortal Kombat's' 1997 Was the Opposite of a Flawless Victory Matt Gerardi, AV Club The Mortal Kombat franchise was riding high… and then 1997 rolled around. AV Club takes a look at the hot streak before the release of two games and a movie in… Source: Engadget